Treasures of the Library

In this installment of a continuing series
of articles on the Librarys treasures, our focus is on
Juanita Egoavil, Branch Manager, a staff member for more than
twelve years.

Juanita is a native Newarker and a graduate
of Lafayette Elementary School and East Side High School. As a
city resident and a Latina, she has a special knack for relating
to the patrons at the First Avenue branchher neighbors. She
has set service standards for the patrons. In
addition to helping initiate improvements to the facility and its
collections, Juanita is especially proud that attendance is up
significantly and circulation has increased by more than forty
percent in the last year.

Library Director
Alex Boyd and Juanita Egoavil review new materials for First
Avenue Branch which were purchased with funds from the
Carnegie Corporation grant.

Beginning her career with the Library as a
junior clerk at the North End branch, Juanita worked at several
other branches before becoming Branch Manager at First Avenue in
September of 1999.

She feels strongly about the Library as a
setting for learning. Juanita put her beliefs into practice by
studying word processing at the American Business Institute and
earning certification in a legal secretary program at the North
Ward Cultural Center.

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